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Central and Eastern Sydney PHN this July
Update on mental health and drug and alcohol services
From 1 July 2016, PHNs will play a key role in the mental health, and drug and alcohol system architecture, as the Australian Government re-orients service provision towards locally responsive and integrated care. Click here to read more
Improving mental health services for young people
From 1 July 2016 headspace centres are funded through primary health networks to ensure that headspace services are delivered with a regional focus, based on the needs of young people and their families within local communities. Click here to read more
Congratulations to our first GP skin cancer fellows!
Central and Eastern Sydney PHN, along with its partners, would like to congratulate the nine GPs who officially graduated from the first MultiLevel Skin Cancer Fellowship in May this year. These GPs have developed a high level of competence in the detection and treatment of skin cancers, allowing them to provide better care to their patients within their own general practice setting. We are pleased to announce that enrolments are now open to GPs practising in the St George and Sutherland areas for the next fellowship program, which will commence in August 2016. Click here to read more
Get your Q Pulse racing
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for more than half a million hospitlisations in Australia each year. Q Pulse is an innovative CVD research project looking to curb this trend by assisting general practices to identify high-risk CVD patients. Click here to read more
News in your region
Gary Smith Mentoring Award nominations now open: Are you new to practice management and looking forward to furthering your practice management career? Click to read more
Support and training for the next generation of GPs: Sharing your knowledge and expertise training GP registrars helps ensure Australia’s future supply of highly-skilled GPs. Click here to read more
Could your patients benefit from being referred to an accredited exercise physiologist? According to a report by Deloitte Access Economics, exercise physiologist interventions are greatly underutilised in the Australian health setting, despite being efficacious and cost-effective. Click here to read more
General Practitioner Exercise Referral Scheme (GPERS): The GPERS program, in its twelfth year in the Sutherland and St George region, is still achieving great results, with expansion on the horizon. Click here to read more
New nutrition resources for health professionals: Dairy Australia has developed a new communication program to provide health professionals with a central source of accessible, holistic and evidence-based nutrition information. Click here to read more
Pregnancy and the pelvic floor: Women who engage in pelvic floor exercises during pregnancy report fewer symptoms of urinary incontinence after giving birth. Pelvic floor exercises both during pregnancy and after delivery can prevent and treat urinary incontinence. Click here to read more
Refugee health - New arrivals: Last year the Australian Government announced that an additional 12,000 refugees fleeing conflict in Syria and Iraq will be resettled in Australia. As these refugees start arriving it is timely to reflect on the important role general practice plays in refugee health. Click here to read more
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Help me doctor, my baby won't feed! Feeding newborns and infants can be challenging and distressing for both the parent and their child. Physiological or psycho-social factors, such as attachment, milk supply, time constraints and mums returning to work, emotional issues, pain and discomfort, allergies and intolerance, disease and infection, and medication use can all have a great influence on the feeding practices of the mother and her child. Click here to read more |
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New hepatitis C eReferral system in the making South Eastern Sydney Local Health District is trialling a new way for GPs and primary care providers to communicate with tertiary viral hepatitis services. The PRISM (Patient Referral and Intelligent Service Matching) system aims to ensure that GPs can refer people requiring specialist hepatitis C management to the service most appropriate for their individual needs and preferences. Click here to read more |
June Sydney Health Issue now available
Sydney Health Issue is the quarterly hardcopy newsletter of Central and Eastern Sydney PHN. This publication is issued to more than 6,000 general practitioners, practice nurses, practice managers, allied health professionals, community organisations and stakeholders across the Central and Eastern Sydney region.
Our June edition is out now! Click the cover to read about sexual health updates, changes in the mental health sector, the Can Get Health in Canterbury project, and much, much more.
CPD events for Central and Eastern Sydney
Click the calendar to read about CPD opportunities in your area.
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